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Braille Abbreviations

TTY Abbreviations

To make a TTY-based Relay conversations move faster, generally accepted abbreviations have been developed for many commonly used words.

Conversational Controls

AbbreviationTranslation
​GA​Go​​ Ahead (to indicate that you are ready for the other person's response)
​SK​Stop Keying (to end a conversation)
​GA to SK​I'm Finished, But If You Have Something Else to Say, Go Ahead

Common Abbreviations

AbbreviationTranslation
​ANS ​MACH​Answering Machine
​APT​Apartment
​APPT​Appointment
​CC​Closed Captioned
​CUZ​Because
​HA HA HA​To indicate something is funny/made you laugh/is a joke
​HD or HLD​Hold
​HMMM​To indicate that you are thinking about something
​HOH or HH​Hard of Hearing
​ILY​I Love You
​LV MSG​Leave Message
​MTG​Meeting
​NBR​Number (Phone Number)
​OIC​Oh, I See
​OPR​Operator
​PBLM​Problem
​PLS​Please
​PLS HD​Please Hold
​Q​Question Mark
​R​Are
​SMILE​To indicate something makes you happy/is funny
​TERP​Interpreter
​THK​Thank
​THX​Thanks
​THRU​Through
​TMW​Tomorrow
​U​You
​UR​Your
​URS​Yours
​XOXO​Hugs and Kisses
​XXXX​​Indicates a typing error instead of backspacing